The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0607-2014·Announced 2013-12-11

Garden-Fresh Foods Recalls Ready-to-Eat Salads Due to Listeria Risk

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. is recalling ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods and cites an FDA Class I classification. According to the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are scored as Critical (5) because they represent a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. has initiated a recall of various ready-to-eat salads, slaw, and dip products sold under various brands and codes. The company states that these items may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The recalled product identified in the structured data is Garden-Fresh Seafood Salad Rouille (1/5 lb). The distribution pattern for this recall includes California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The specific code information provided is 0 11596 55187 6, corresponding to the date range of October 31, 2013, through November 18, 2013.

Consumers who purchased these products should check their items against the recalled codes and dates. If you have any of the affected products, do not consume them. For more information, consumers can visit the FDA recall website.

The recalled product

Product
Garden-Fresh Seafood Salad Rouille, 0 11596 55187 6, 1/5 lb
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 0 11596 55187 6 =10/31/2013 - 11/18/2013

Distribution

Distributed in 10 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 213 recalled by Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 213 products in this recall →